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	<h2 class="alpha prefix_2 grid_4 omega">UrbanSpoon Makes It Easier to 'Scope' Out Restaurants</h2>
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		<p>Most people using the UrbanSpoon iPhone application give their phones a vigorous shake to serve up a list of restaurants in the immediate vicinity. But now they have a new way to find a place to get a bite: aim the iPhone at the street and see what restaurants appear onscreen.</p>
		<p>UrbanSpoon, one of the most popular apps for the iPhone from Apple, is the latest to make use of augmented reality, a feature that superimposes data or information over the live feed from the phone's camera.</p>
		<p>Augmented reality features and applications, which provide a virtually enhanced vision of the physical world, have been slowly making their way onto smartphones in recent months. One, called Wikitude, displays information about nearby landmarks and points of interest from Wikipedia. Yelp also recently introduced an augmented reality feature called Monocle, which overlays restaurant listings and reviews on the camera's display.</p>
		<p>UrbanSpoon's new feature, called Scope, is similar to a periscope: point the camera in a direction, and nearby restaurants appear as colored bubbles and contain information about their distance and popularity. Tapping one of the dots delivers more details, like reviews, cuisine style and pricing information.</p>
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		<p>Most people using the UrbanSpoon iPhone application give their phones a vigorous shake to serve up a list of restaurants in the immediate vicinity. But now they have a new way to find a place to get a bite: aim the iPhone at the street and see what restaurants appear onscreen.</p>
		<p>UrbanSpoon, one of the most popular apps for the iPhone from Apple, is the latest to make use of augmented reality, a feature that superimposes data or information over the live feed from the phone's camera.</p>
		<p>Augmented reality features and applications, which provide a virtually enhanced vision of the physical world, have been slowly making their way onto smartphones in recent months. One, called Wikitude, displays information about nearby landmarks and points of interest from Wikipedia. Yelp also recently introduced an augmented reality feature called Monocle, which overlays restaurant listings and reviews on the camera's display.</p>
		<p>UrbanSpoon's new feature, called Scope, is similar to a periscope: point the camera in a direction, and nearby restaurants appear as colored bubbles and contain information about their distance and popularity. Tapping one of the dots delivers more details, like reviews, cuisine style and pricing information.</p>
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